cyber crime
Online illegal activity
Cyber crime is criminal activity conducted through computers or the internet—hacking, identity theft, fraud, ransomware attacks, and similar offenses.
The term covers both crimes that could only exist digitally (distributing malware) and traditional crimes enabled by technology (online scams).
Also spelled cybercrime.
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- Nigerian princeEmail scam persona
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
identity theft · identity fraud · credit card theft · dark web · scam · breach · virus · fraud · money laundering · botnet · encryption · firewall · password · spyware · blackhat · social engineering · anonymous · extortion
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- security lawnational security, counterterrorism, classified information, security clearance, state secrets
- digital technologyinternet, software, streaming, computers, CGI
- financial crimesbank fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud, tax fraud, insurance fraud
- Police Trainingpolice academy, academy, cadets, recruits, trainees
- sci-fi themesdystopian fiction, utopian fiction, time travel, alternate history, dystopia
cyber crimestreet crime
Public-area criminal activity
street robbery · violent crime · property crime · burglary · mugging
cyber crimecyber security
Protection of digital systems
cybersecurity · information security · cyber defense · ethical hacking · penetration testing